Using Wikis in the Classroom

• Consider administrator approval
• Review your school's Acceptable Use Policy
• Consider using a parent consent form
• Consider using the feature that emails the organizer that changes have been made to the wiki. Check regularly to see what changes have been made and by whom.
• Consider whether your wiki should be accessible to the public or be limited to your classroom.
• Make sure you and your students are aware of copyright and licensing issues when posting their work.
• Discuss “digital professionalism” with your students. Students should be aware that when they add content, edit, or revise the wiki it will be seen by others. Talk with your students and make clear what is, and is not, acceptable on the wiki.
• Discuss not posting personal information that would reveal student identities.